M. Hannah Lauck
M. Hannah Lauck | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
Assumed office June 10, 2014 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | James R. Spencer |
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
In office 2005 – June 10, 2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Mary Hannah Lauck 1963 (age 60–61) Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
Education | Wellesley College (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Mary Hannah Lauck (born 1963) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and former United States magistrate judge of the same court.
Biography
Lauck received a
assistant United States attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia. She was the supervising attorney at Genworth Financial, Inc., from 2004 to 2005.[1][2]
Federal judicial service
From 2005 to 2014, she served as a United States magistrate judge in the Eastern District of Virginia.[1]
On December 19, 2013, President
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid filed for cloture on the nomination. On June 9, 2014, The United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–32 vote.[6] On June 10, 2014, her nomination was confirmed by a 90–0 vote.[7] She received her judicial commission on June 10, 2014.[2]
References
- ^ National Archives.
- ^ a b M. Hannah Lauck at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- National Archives.
- ^ "Nominations". United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ "Executive Business Meeting" (PDF). United States Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of M. Hannah Lauck, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia)". United States Senate. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation of M. Hannah Lauck, of Virginia, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia)". United States Senate. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
External links
- M. Hannah Lauck at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- M. Hannah Lauck at Ballotpedia